Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is one of the leading federal agencies in implementing in Cloud, UI/UX, SecDevOps and Cybersecurity capabilities. In 2021, President Biden signed Executive Orders (EO), some of them have a major impact on most components of DHS. First Executive Order is “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity”. It is a detailed overview of the Federal government’s plan to better secure America ...

Embracing Digital Agility and Digital Transformation are of paramount importance for the DoD given the rapidly evolving cyber, technology, and threat environments. When IT is implemented correctly it can greatly improve security, resiliency, and usability ensuring high value and effectiveness on the investment. Unfortunately, adopting new paradigms and approaches across the larger DoD enterprise is not easy; requiring coordination of cultural...

In October 2020, DOJ announced a policy that permits state and local officers on DOJ Task Forces to wear and activate BWCs when the use of force is possible - while serving arrest warrants, executing other planned arrest operations, and during the execution of search warrants. On June 7 2021, based on recommendations from the Department's law enforcement components, the Attorney General directed the Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, To...

Hosted annually since 1999, the Government Performance Summit (GPS) is the annual performance management event for the Federal, State & Local government organizations. The Summit is led by speakers from upper echelons of the Executive and Legislative branches, subject matter experts in Federal, State and Local space as well as industry leaders well versed in implementing increased efficiencies, and improved processes with quantitative res...

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Learn how the USCG is transforming and modernizing its fleet and IT infrastructure to better perform its missions. The US Coast Guard (USCG) has been actively pursuing an ambitious technology revolution plan to replace legacy equipment and modernize its cybersecurity and data management capabilities. Sworn to protect the American borders, the Coast Guard focused on empowering their fleet with reliable, mobile, and secure systems. Learn how the...

VA Initiatives for Women Veterans Women consist of almost 2 million or about 10% of the total current veteran population, and the number is expected to continue to rise. Recent legislation, both the John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Bill and Deborah Sampson Act, is working to bolster services for women veterans in areas such as counseling, women health providers, retrofitting VA facilities, and more. Please join us for a VA Federal Insi...

A 2019 Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) article offered an “…analysis of all US military casualties from October 2001 through December 2017 found that survival among the most critically injured casualties increased 3-fold during the course of the conflicts and that 3 key interventions (tourniquets, blood transfusions, and prehospital transport within 60 minutes) were associated with 44% of mortality reduction...

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will host a VIRTUAL EEO Seminar, "Workplace Transformation- Light At The End Of The Tunnel And Along The Way", on March 31, 2021 from 12:00 pm – 3:10 pm EST. This highly informative and interactive seminar, featuring some of the EEOC’s most senior leaders, and other well-known and highly esteemed and sought-after speakers, will provide employers and employees in both the priva...

Despite decades of science demonstrating that organizations with more diverse leadership perform better, women and minorities remain grossly underrepresented in management positions across the Federal Government. Building a diverse leadership team requires building equity into every career development decision that creates great leaders, from initial branch assignments in the military to lateral assignments in the civil service. Internal mobil...